fringilline
English edit
Adjective edit
fringilline (not comparable)
- (zoology) Pertaining to the family Fringillidae, the true finches.
Noun edit
fringilline (plural fringillines)
- Any finch of the family Fringillidae, a fringillid
- Any finch of the fringillid subfamily Fringillinae
Usage notes edit
According to the normal method of forming taxonomy-based common names in English, this should only refer to the subfamily.
References edit
- “fringilline”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.